News file for: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Dogs And Humans Share An Evolutionary History, Study

Dogs And Humans Share An Evolutionary History, Study

Dogs may have been domesticated for thousands of years longer than previously estimated, scientists say.

Genome Of ‘Sacred Lotus’ May Hold Anti-Aging Secrets

Genome Of ‘Sacred Lotus’ May Hold Anti-Aging Secrets

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the ‘sacred lotus,’ which is known from the geologic record as early as 135 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

Printing Flexible Electronic Circuits On Paper

Printing Flexible Electronic Circuits On Paper

Scientists in China have developed a method to print flexible electronic circuits on paper using liquid metal ink.

Researchers Find 161-Million-Year-Old Meat-Eating Baby Dino Fossil In China

Researchers Find 161-Million-Year-Old Meat-Eating Baby Dino Fossil In China

Researchers have discovered a new species of small meat-eating dinosaur in northwestern China.

H7N9 Genes Originated From Four Sources: Lancet Study

H7N9 Genes Originated From Four Sources: Lancet Study

The novel avian influenza A H7N9 virus might have evolved from at least four origins, say Chinese researchers.

Giant Pandas Receive Counselling After 7.0 Magnitude Sichuan Earthquake

Giant Pandas Receive Counselling After 7.0 Magnitude Sichuan Earthquake

A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook southwest China’s Sichuan province on April 21 has traumatized its giant panda population.

Saving The Cao Vit Gibbon, The Second Rarest Ape In The World

Saving The Cao Vit Gibbon, The Second Rarest Ape In The World

In the 1960s, the cao vit gibbon was declared extinct. But in 2002, the animals turned up along Vietnam’s remote northern border.

Tibet Gets Its First Professional Telescope

Tibet Gets Its First Professional Telescope

Tibet will soon have its first professional radio telescope, based at the Yangbajain Astronomical Observatory near the capital of Lhasa.

Scientists Study Global Warming’s Impact On Tropical Rainfall

Scientists Study Global Warming’s Impact On Tropical Rainfall

Two competing views of the impact of global warming on tropical rainfall in fact complement each other, report scientists from China and Hawaii.

PerkinElmer, NCDS To Advance Personalized Medicine In China

PerkinElmer, NCDS To Advance Personalized Medicine In China

PerkinElmer, Inc. has announced a new collaboration with the National Center for Drug Screening to advance personalized medicine and drug profiling in China.